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Some reaction and analysis of the EU biofuels proposals at EurActive:
The European biotech sector says it supports EU initiatives to boost the use of biofuels, with industry group EuropaBio saying it "can and will play an important role in the development of second generation biofuels".
"Making ethanol fuel out of biomass is already a reality," says EuropaBio in a briefing paper on so-called white biotechnologies. "Thanks to the use of enzymes to break it down, the under-used resources of agricultural and forestry waste can be unlocked," it says, offering an opportunity for "alternative farm incomes".
But the European Chemicals Industry Council is more cautious. "CEFIC welcomes the recognition of biofuels as they could play an important role in the fight against climate change." However, it said it "questions the setting up of new ambitious targets before existing targets have been achieved". In the meantime, "CEFIC advises to analyse the reasons why existing targets will not be met by 2010."
More background here.
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